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Dr Lauren Sullivan
MP for Gravesham
Labour (Co-op)Officeholder
Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board
About This MP
AI-generatedDr Lauren Sullivan is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Gravesham, elected on 4 July 2024. She serves as Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board and sits on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee; since June 2025 she has also served on the Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill committee. She previously served on the Crime and Policing Bill committee (March–May 2025).
Voting Patterns
Her voting record shows very high party loyalty (99%), but attendance at votes is unusually low (15% of votes), well below the Labour party average (33%). She has four rebel votes against the party line. Her position on the political spectrum is centre-left (36/100).
Notable Positions
- Supports trade union powers and workers' rights protections
- Supports renter protections
- Opposes tougher prison sentencing
- Opposes regulation of bus services
- Transgender rights and climate change measures have been voted on with a mixed pattern
Financial Interests
Declared financial interests total six entries: four miscellaneous, one involving gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, and one related to visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
99%
Party Loyalty
15%
Attendance
4
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(36)
Based on 129 votesCareer & Roles
4 positions
Current
Committee
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Other
Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board
Since Feb 2025
Committee
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Since Oct 2024
Previous
Committee
Crime and Policing Bill
Mar 2025 - May 2025
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
44 votes
Trade union powers
Generally forhas generally voted for trade union powers
34 votes
Workers rights protections
Generally forhas generally voted for workers rights protections
34 votes
VAT changes
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
24 votes
Prison sentencing
Generally againsthas generally voted against prison sentencing
17 votes
Bus services regulation
Generally againsthas generally voted against bus services regulation
15 votes
Renter protections
Generally forhas generally voted for renter protections
13 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
13 votes
Financial Interests
6 declarations · £1,564 total
Recent Rebel Votes
Recent Votes
AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
AYE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye